The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Cardiff 2026, Carys Jenkins & Hannah Matthewson crossed the line in 1:14:46: 63rd of 430 women's teams, faster than 85% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 94% of the field beaten on the runs, 60% on the stations. Paced to finish: the second half went 1:26 better against the middle of the field than the first.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Cardiff gained about 1:05.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 9:54Running 1 5:04v median −1:17
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Block 02 6:56Running 2 4:49v median −0:58
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Block 03 8:12Running 3 4:54v median −1:10
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Block 04 9:43Running 4 5:07v median −1:00
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Block 05 10:08Running 5 4:58v median −1:19
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Block 06 7:27Running 6 5:14v median −1:18
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Block 07 8:04Running 7 4:41v median −1:10
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Block 08 10:01Running 8 5:39v median −1:21
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 4:24
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 425
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 425 women's teams who finished.